Ok, here you go! ^^/ 1) "my name is john, what about you?" formal, 제 이름은 존입니다, 이름이 어떻게 되세요?(당신은요?-X) (je i-reum-eun jon-im-ni-da, i-reum-i eo-tteo-ke doe-se-yo? (dang-sin-eun-nyo? X) informal, 내 이름은 존이야, 넌? (nae i-reum-eun jon-i-ya, neon?) 2) "the weather is nice today" formal, 오늘 날씨는 좋습니다.(o-neul lal-ssi-neun jo-sseum-ni-da) informal, 오늘 날씨 좋은데.(o-neul lal-ssi jo-eun-de) 3) "i wish i could go there, i want to go there" formal, 거기에 갈수 있으면 좋겠습니다, 저는 거기 가고 싶습니다. (only in a textbook^^/) (geo-gie gal-su i-seu-myeon jo-ket-seum-ni-da, jeo-neun geo-gi ga-go sip-seum-ni-da.) informal, 거기 갈 수있으면 좋겠다, 거기 가고싶어(요). (geo-gi gal su-i-seu-myeon jo-ket-da, geo-gi ga-go-si-peo(yo)) \^o^/

oh is that so?..i knew the issoyo and oppsoyo part but i learnt the impolite or the really casual one (da and opta) to chongmal khamsaeyo!

i made a mistake - sorry - actually -- if you add a particle after Ireum --- it should be "I" pronounced "ee" or you could also say "nuen" the luel/eul is used for verbs.... so, again, i'm just a beginner..... but I think that yes greetings and introductions can be sometimes the hardest..... i tend to learn a lot of nouns first (perhaps out of laziness.) hope that helps,

in my limited korean I would say "Ireum Imnikka?" or "Ireum Luel Imnikka?" IS THERE? THERE IS..... THERE ISN'T - the most useful phrases perhaps I think the most useful phrase to learn in Korean is "are there any?" "there isnt" etc... Politely - you can ask for example "orenji jusu ga iseumnikka?" pronounced "i-soom-nee-ka?" so Iseumnikka means "is there?" more casually you will here "isseoyo?" my students always ask this in korean about homework. the answer form would be - politely isseumnida though you may here just isseoyo. or even just da = casual form of imnida = "it is" (roughly) Weiguk da (it is a foreigner) Weiguk Isseoyo or isseumnida (there is/exists a foreigner) the negative would be osseoyo or opta. I think it's good just to imagine situations and the language you would need. maybe entering a restaurant you could ask is there a menu or is there a table but i have just learned from piecing things together and because my 2nd language is japanese - which is similar to korean - i just try to draw parallels. It is not easy - and you will have to - or you may be already aware - that sometimes the written forms do not exactly transliterate the sounds perfectly - but in general just learn the simplest way to say something - it seems at this point you are not aiming for perfect fluency - so it's better just to do what you can remember easier (maybe?).... those are my suggestions - I'm not a know-it-all but I have lived here in Korea for 1 year and have some suggestions that come from a beginner's point of view and a beginner only just - finally - getting around to trying to figure out things. good luck send me a message anytime, george.